Native vs Non-Native vs Invasive Species
Harvesting organisms at rates that exceed the ability of the population to recover
Small Population Approach - increase migration/dispersal between populations
Declining Population Approach
Establishing large scale protected areas (terrestrial or aquatic) is first priority
Goal: to increase gene flow between fragmented populations
Present-day extinction rate is 1,000 to 10,000 times the background extinction rate because of deforestation, habitat loss, overhunting, pollution, climate change, and other human activities